Millions of Americans are expected to receive direct payments of up to $1,400 in the coming weeks once Congress enacts a $1.9 trillion relief package. Most of those payments will be made electronically, by direct deposit, but some Americans will receive paper checks in the mail. The initial $1,200 checks that were included in the first round of stimulus legislation were also delayed because Mr. Trump decided to add his name to the memo line of the checks. That slowed the design process as Internal Revenue Service officials scrambled to confirm that Mr. Trump’s Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, had actually ordered the change to the checks. Mr. Trump also sent a signed letter to accompany the payments.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2021 21:22 UTC